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Eaton invests $6M on expansion in Milton, Ontario

Eaton announces a $6 million dollar expansion to its Milton Ontario manufacturing location that includes a new state of the art paint facility and new steel processing equipment. The addition of this new equipment and paint line will allow us to significantly reduce our material feeder cycle times which will translate into improved delivery lead-times to our customers. Through other lean initiatives the Milton facility has freed up 32,000 square feet of floor space and allowed this expansion to occur without the need increase the size of the facility.

The Milton facility is the main manufacturing location for Switchboards, Panelboards Transfer Switches and Custom Panels serving the Canadian market and feeding it's Satellite operations across the country.


Eaton's electrical business is a global leader in electrical control, power distribution, uninterruptible power supply and industrial automation products and services. Eaton's global brands, including Powerware® and Cutler-Hammer®, provide customer-driven PowerChain Management™ solutions to serve the power system needs of the industrial, utility, light commercial, residential, IT and OEM markets worldwide. For more information, visit www.eatoncanada.ca

Eaton is a diversified industrial manufacturer with 2005 sales of $11.1 billion. Eaton is a global leader in electrical systems and components for power quality, distribution and control; fluid power systems and services for industrial, mobile and aircraft equipment; intelligent truck drivetrain systems for safety and fuel economy; and automotive engine air management systems, powertrain solutions and specialty controls for performance, fuel economy and safety. Eaton has 60,000 employees and sells products to customers in more than 125 countries. For more information, visit www.eaton.com.